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Most successful organizations are supported by a cadre of dedicated and skilled staff who work largely "behind the scenes" to maintain the field...

Over the past three weeks, we've discussed some of the most scientifically important eruptions to have occurred in Hawai‘i since the 1912 founding of...

This week, we continue our series of articles describing the most scientifically important volcanic eruptions in Hawai‘i in recent times. Today's...

In recognition of Volcano Awareness Month (January 2013), this column explores some of the most scientifically important eruptions to have occurred in...

Welcome to the 4th annual Volcano Awareness month!

January 3, 2013, marks the 30th anniversary of Kīlauea's ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption. Simplifying the past three decades into a single short article...

To the scientists who monitor the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, the scene in this photo seems familiar. A rising lava lake forms a symmetrical, perched lava pond...

'Tis the season for holiday travel, & in this week's Volcano Watch, we will visit El Chichón Volcano, in Chiapas, Mexico. While there are some notable...

It is natural for most people, including scientists, to think that the aim of a volcano observatory is to observe and measure ongoing activity...

After years of fund-raising, Thomas Jaggar, Jr., finally got the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) up and running at Kīlauea Volcano in January 1912...